Rate Evasion/Garaging Fraud -- Obtaining a Declaratory Judgment of No No-Fault Coverage Owed

NO-FAULT – AUTO POLICY  –  APPLICATION MISREPRESENATION  – RATE EVASION – GARAGING FRAUD  State Farm Fire & Cas. Co. v. AutoRx (Sup. Ct....

The Unopposed Loss -- Court Denies Declaratory Judgment to No-Fault Insurer Based Solely on Default of Non-Answering Defendants

NO-FAULT – HIT-AND-RUN  – AFFIRMATIVE ACTION – DEFAULT JUDGMENT  –  DECLARATORY JUDGMENT  – INJUNCTIVE RELIEF Ameriprise Ins. Co. v. Kim (2n...

How to Abandon Your Complaint in New York (and Kiss Your $22,000 Subro Claim Goodbye)

SUBROGATION  – CPLR § 3215(C) – DEFAULT PROCEEDINGS NOT TAKEN WITHIN ONE YEAR  Selective Auto. Ins. Co. of NJ a/s/o Pine v. Nesbitt (1st Dep...

Declaratory Judgment Granted on Default Serves as Res Judicata of Previously Commenced Provider Recovery Claim

NO-FAULT  – DECLARATORY JUDGMENT  – DEFAULT  JUDGMENT  –  RES JUDICATA Daily Med. Equip. Distrib. Ctr., Inc. v. American Tr. Ins. Co. (App. ...

Defending the Insured's Default Without Disclaiming Dooms the Declaratory Judgment Action

COMMERCIAL LIABILITY – LATE NOTICE – PREJUDICE  – UNTIMELY DISCLAIMER Montpelier US Ins. Co. v. 240 Mt. Hope Realty Co. (SDNY, decided 10/22...